The Early Going We knew Michigan would be one of the earliest battlegrounds once Roe vs Wade had been overturned. It had an old 1931 law on the books banning abortion -- a law that…
Background Nina Turner was the ultimate front runner in Ohio's 11th CD special primary election. An icon of the far-left, Turner served on Cleveland City Council, represented the area in the State Senate, won the…
Background In 2018, Golden made history becoming the first challenger to defeat an incumbent in this district in over 100 years. A veteran, he won a hard-fought race in a district that went for Trump…
Background For the first time since the Great Depression, the US no longer leads the world in industrial production. Meanwhile, manufacturing is thriving in countries like China and Germany, where industry receives strong government support.…
Background Scott Walker seemed unbeatable. He’d won three governors’ races in 7 years. Although from Milwaukee himself, Walker, prefigured Trump, playing on animosity between Madison and Milwaukee on the one hand, and small towns/rural areas…
Pundits and prognosticators, strategists and seers all said it couldn’t be done. Incumbents who garner positive ratings from fewer than four in ten voters and who post double-digit deficits in match-ups against opponents (in public polls) are not supposed to win—and they usually don’t. In fact, combing through the history of polling it is hard to find someone other than Senator Harry Reid who accomplished that feat.
